Construction of venetian blinds



Spt. 30, 1952 .w. TURKOWSKI CONSTRUCTION OF VENETIAN BLINDS Filed July13, 1950 INVENTOR. MLTEI? Fug/ aw 6k! 4 SheetsSheet 1 firromvey Sept.30, 1952 W. TURKQWSKI CONSTRUCTION OF VENETIAN BLINDS Filed July 15,1950 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 I INVENTOR. h flLTER Emma Sept. 30, 1952 w.TURKOWSKI CONSTRUCTION OF VENETIAN BLINDS 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed July13, 1950 T'J N .M. M w 2 a a 1 m 5 F M m W F r m 2 w a M on the window;

Patented Sept. 30, 1 952 CONSTRUCTION OF vENErmmiiBmlsmafiwalterz'lurkawski, Hollywoed; 111.; "Amllcatiol lgluly i DQSQriaL NH-113,563.

My; invention relates "to" adjustable wiridow: blinds of thetypecemmgnly k mwnas 'venetian blinds. r

My invention relates more particularly-t Venetiagr-blinclsofi thetype-that-areadapted to; be suspended-'v erticallyrather than-the' usualhorizntalposition:

The principal object of the present-inventlpn is--t0-provide;ad'j-ustableVenet-ian blinds embody i-ng-; a plurality--01nprmallwvertically disppsed s'la-tsor-slautters-momited tq turrrabouttheir longitudinal; --ax-i;s-to various-- positiqns ofjadjustment forcdntrollingthb ar r ei n-t and directionofl-igh-ta-nd'air passing'througha window.

yfurther abject of the pres'exit" invention is teprovide;winglowb1ir1ds-o-fthe-above ty-pe in l whichtheshutters or -s1atS are also mountedtO-swing laterally so that they-may be adjus'talol-y gathered-at theirlower--end's"wit l-1out disturbing their-posi-tions at their -upperenclsa' Aiu-rt-h'er-object oi-the invention is to provideanimproved-'construction of -this type of Venetianblind wherebythe adj-ustablegatheringat the lower end may be controlled by a brace- 'or rodsupportmember thatmay :be. to a' tiltedor to a.- horizontal position;-I-nitshorizontal position -.the=s1ats willibe hung: vertically.

A further obj ect-ofthe iiiventibn-is to providea-JVenetian blind-unitwhich maysinclude two sets;-.o"ver.tica1ly "hung slats, the mechanismfor; tilting: the slats orgatheringz thel'l'ower -ends "and the entireunit being" adapted toube sufliciently light; and. sturdy soMthatz it;cane be hungfi pon. suitable. brackets in the] WindowLsill-II Afurther-object of the inventioh: is tdproi'ddea. mechanism :for.swinging the :lower ends of the slats to1 the side, which mechanism may-b'e' in theform of a bar orlframe which has a plurality of :slotted:frames spaced iand adapted'to' receive individual. slats so. that theslats cmay beiheld' spaced comparatively rigid and in' a.-drapediposi-'.mx when es red; he mechanism-.1beingi such that; pa tial mtati n of;the: slats; 1 permit even: thou h the lower; endsgofg the-samemay be; gah re z erside-asin-a:dr e,dpos t on.; i.-.- r

fur robiect-o thainyen iqn,iszt f man e? a-mechamsm of the" typedescbed.- for swin ng-i v heslats. to-atilted posit so;arran edr hatha oithe slats-.mf .-y becontrolled by one mec l an' anci ha f by (the, otherwhereby? when, the lower end. qf-thesl'atsare athered to e thevrie ian bld vwill have theannearl f A, urt er object of th n ention; 15170.13 a'Venetian ;b1inc 1 of theh'typ e describfid 'i that is v easily and andsimply constructecl, yet 'suificier tly rigid and" sturdyso-thatitcan-begiven-1ong'- and a-vertit p' i pbs d' o imenibenhardljusage Wil5hQl1fi' becoming broken or out of 1 orderOther-objects-andadvantages will be more; ap-

parent 'fromit-he 7 following "descriptionwhereinreference is had-to;the accompanying drawingsg Figz' 1- is' a-frontelevational-'view'showing the,

assembly Qf; a complete Venetian blind unit capable otheing-hung-in awindowjframe; Fig; z-is apl'an view-thereofg I assemblyojf=-a-coiinpletevenetianyblindy uriit simframe on suitable brackets lzycapahlepiattaeh Hment in the window frame in any suitali1e,,j6r l slr rblelrrlanp r'z.'impQ ntthat'the'frame member IO'be securelymounted in the windqwlframe; from-it ithei entire Venetian blind, unit, ispositioned'fand"iseapable ofoperatl'onso that itfcanbe m ved,bac k-'and"forth or the slats'rp tatedito increaseor decrease'tl eyamqunt ofjligltj; v v

ndp mitt d t r. t rQu ithe same! It is flirtherfiesirablethat tentireunit be capable.

ffbB lifted off "the ,suppgrting', jlorackets, and

handledaa a unit so that'git may, be; easily re f m'ovedt'tq wa h twinddws. so that free; amass;

mayibfi'zhia 'f hea n w. rame.

As prviouslymentigr em ,the... frame merl iber1-, l0 which issuspendediin thewindpwmawhave 'l Lv thereto by a screw member16*andiadapiedj'. k, b rac det". sf er enldiby a wall: :bnackjeti 1'8;cqnnected tq the wall by,a.s,cliew mem b; ;z j. The bracket "law hQwnn'li'i ,,',a;.,may have -a" forwardly extending slot 22to receive theshank and inf thedrawings;

- Figs. 1 and 5 of the drawings.

of a screw member 24 mounted in the bottom end of the rod l4 and bymeans of which the rod is fastened to the bracket 18.

A plurality of vertically disposed slats 26 may hang from rod members 28which are provided with a head 30 and loosely fastened through the framemember l6 and supported thereon by cotter pin members 32. Each of therods or pin members 28 carries an upper bracket 34 which has a hookmember 36 extending forwardly therefrom to pass through an opening 38 inthe slat 26 so that the slat may be suspended therefrom. The upperbracket 34 is elongated as shown to extend beyond the ends of the slat26 so that when there is a tendency to turn the slat about the hook 36,the entire slat will be guided down thereon. I provide a knob member 42for moving the same, when desired, the collar being capable of beingfrictionally held in a desired position by means of a spring pressedball member 44 mounted in the arm 46 of the collar 46. The arm 46 has alink member 48 positioned thereon and pivotally connected thereto bymeans of a pin member 50, the link 48 being pivotally connected at itstwo ends to a pair of brackets 52 and 54 connectedto a pair ofvertically'disposed side members 5 6 and 58 of the slat adjustingassembly. 7 p l The slat adjusting assembly may include spaced guideframes 66 which comprise a pair of flat vertical wallmembers 62 and 64welded; or

4 sembly of slats associated therewith will be pulled inwardly, and onlya short movement of the slat gathering unit is necessary to quickly andeffectively pull all the slats to a side position in a drape effect.With this assembly the innermost slat 26a is, as pointed out, securelyattached to the slat gathering unit, the pivotal connection theretobeing more clearly shown in Figs. 10 and 11, and including a rivet orother fastener 8| passing through the spaced wall members 62 and 64 andan opening in slat 26a.

From the above and foregoing description it can be seen that I haveprovided a new construction of vertically hung Venetian blind unit thatis easily and simply assembled, and one that is easily and simplyoperated. The unit for operating the blinds may be used to either turnthe otherwise secured at their ends to a pair of pivot members 66 and 68having a pin portion which extends through suitable openings in U-shapedbrackets 16 and 72 mounted for rotation upon suitable bolt or rivetmembers 14 and; '16 connected to the vertical, side members 56 and 58With this construction the guide frame which has the spaced wall members62 and 64 upon opposite sides of a slat 26,: movement of the,slatadjusting'junit by means of the knob X will swing the set of slatsin a c ounter-clockwise direction either'to the right or left, as shownin Figs. 3

i Inits' preferred construction the innermost slat 26a is adapted tohave a stop 26b secured thereto and capable of supporting the adjustingindividual slats in unison, or it may be used to gather the lower endsof the slats to one sideso that the slats will hang in the window andproduce a drape effect. With the individual guide frames for each of theslats which I have provided, the entire assemblywill always have a neatand uniform appearance, all of the slats being equally spaced and turnedin unison to the exact degree desired. I l

I contemplate that changes and modifications may be made in the exactdetails shown, and I do not wishto-be limited in any particular; ratherwhat I-desire to secure and. protect by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates is:

1. The combination with a blind consisting of,

a plurality of vertically suspended slats having means for turningadjustment about their lateral axisof a frame from which said slatsare'suspended, a rod member extending downwardly from said frame, andmeans extending therefrom for rigidly holding saidslats in verticalposition or in any predetermined turned position, said means including acollar slidably mounted on said rod member, a pair of arms extendingtherefrom and guide frames connected thereto, said slats extendedthrough said guide frames.

2. The combination ,with'a blind consisting of.

- suspended, 'a rod member extending downwardassembly in a horizontalposition as shown in However, when it is desired to pullthe lower endsof the slats to the side to provide'la drape effect of the same,

- the collar member 46 may be moved upwardly onjthe rigid rod l4 againstthe stop [5 thereon, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and the slatswill assume the position shown in the dotted lines withthe lower ends ofthe same gathered by reason of the downwardly directed position of theslat gathering assembly.

,In the modification, of the invention shownin lar40 is raised on therod member I4, the asly gfrom said'frame, and means extending there-'from for irigidly holding said slats in verticalposition or in anypredetermined turned. posie tion, said means including a collar slidablyv mounted on said rod member, a pair of arms exare drawn together attheir. lower ends to produce a drape effect.

3; The combination with a Venetian blind consisting of atop framemember, brackets at each end of the same, a plurality of equallyspacedpin members suspended from said'frame member, a bracket pivotallyconnected to the lower end of each of said pin members'each of saidbrackets having a hook portion, athin slat hung on each hook portionyarod member extending downwardlyfrom said top frame member at one endthereof," a collar slidably mounted on said rod member, an arm on oneside of said collar, a link pivotally mounted on said arm, parallelverticallyfdisposed side members pivotally connected to saicl jlihkandslat guide frames pivotally connected'betweensaid vertical side members,a slat extending downwardly through each of said guide frames andcapable of turning movement thereby.

4. The combination with a Venetian blind con-- sisting of a, top framemember, brackets at each end of the same, a plurality of equally spacedpin members suspended from said frame member, a

bracket pivotally connected to the lower end of said link, and slatguide frames pivotally connected between said vertical side members, aslat extending downwardly through each of said guide frames and capableof turning movement thereby, each of said guide frames mounted forhorizontal and vertical turning movement between said parallel sidemembers.

5. The combination with a Venetian blind consisting of a top framemember in the form of a square rod, brackets at each end of the same, aplurality of equally spaced brackets suspended therefrom,-each of saidbrackets having a hook portion, a thin slat hung on each hook portion, arod member extending downwardly from said top frame member at one endthereof, a collar slidably mounted on said rod member, an arm on oneside of said collar, a link pivotally mounted on said arm, parallelvertically disposed side members pivotally connected to said link, andslat guide frames pivotally connected between said vertical sidemembers, a slat extending downwardly through each of said guide framesand capable of turning movement thereby.

6. The combination with a Venetian blind consisting of a top framemember in the form of a square rod, brackets at each end of the same, aplurality of equally spaced brackets suspended therefrom, each of saidbrackets having a hook portion, a thin slat hung on each hook portion, arod member extending downwardly from said top frame member at one endthereof, a collar slidably mounted on said rod member, an arm on oneside of said collar, a link pivotally mounted on said arm, parallelvertically disposed side members pivotally connected to said link, andslat guide frames pivotally connected between said vertical sidemembers, a slat extending downwardly through each of said guide framesand capable of turning movement thereby, each of said guide frameshaving parallel spaced walls through which a slat extends.

7. The combination with a Venetian blind consisting of a top framemember, brackets at each end of the same, a plurality of equally spacedpin members suspended from said frame member, a bracket pivotallyconnected to the lower end 01' each of said pin members. each of saidbrackets havinga hook portion. a thin slat hung on each hook portion, arod member extending downwardly from said top frame member at one endthereof, a collar slidably mounted on said rod member, an arm on oneside of said collar, a link pivotally mounted on said arm, parallelvertical side members pivotally connected to said link. and slat guideframes pivotally connected between said vertical side members, a slatextending downwardly throu h each of said guide frames and capable ofturning movement thereby, the end guide frame being pivotally connectedto the end slat extending therethrough.

8. The combination with a Venetian blind consisting of a top framemember, brackets at each end of the same, a plurality of equally spacedpin members suspended from said frame member, a. bracket pivotallyconnected to the lower end of each of said pin members, each of said Ybrackets having a hook portion, a thin slat hung on each hook portion, arod member extending downwardly from said top frame member at one endthereof, a collar slidably mounted on said rod member, an arm on. oneside of said collar, a link pivotally mounted on said arm, parallelvertical side members pivotally connected to said I link, and slat guideframes pivotally connected between said vertical side members, a slatextending downwardly through each of said guide frames and capable ofturning movement thereby, the end guide frame being pivotally connectedto the end slat extending therethrough whereby when said collar israised and the end slat pulled inwardly by said guide frame, theremaining slats are gathered to form a drape effect.

9. A Venetian blind comprising a horizontal support rod, a plurality ofspaced pivots thereon, a'plurality of individual slats suspended fromsaid pivots, a side rod member extending downwardly from said supportrod at one side thereof, and means extending therefrom for rigidlyholding said slats in vertical position, said means capable of pivotalsideways movement to swing all of said slats about their pivots, saidmeans including a frame having side walls and individual slat embracingframes pivotally mounted therein. 10. The combination with window blindscomprising a pair of blinds adapted to be mounted in alignment in awindow, each of said blinds comprising a frame member capable of supportupon a pair of brackets mounted in said window, a plurality of pivotallymounted slats vertically suspended from each of said frame members, arod member extending downwardly from each of said frame members atopposite sides of each of said blinds, and means associated with each ofsaid rod members for either turning said slats or draping the sameadjacent the lower end toward said rod members, said means including aframe pivotally connected to each of said rod members and slidablethere-on.

11. The combination with window blinds comprising a pair of blindsadapted to be mounted in alignment in a window, each of said blindscomprising a frame member capable of support upon a pair of bracketsmounted in said window. a plurality of pivotally mounted slatsvertically suspended from each of said frame members, a rod memberextending downwardly from each of sald frame members at opposite sidesof each of said blinds, and means associated with each of said rodmembers for either turning said slats or draping the same adjacent thelower end toward said rod members, said means including a framepivotally connected to each of said rod members and slidable thereon,the end slat being pivotally connected to said frame adjacent its end.

WALTER TURKOWSKI.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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